David Shepherd Nivison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Shepherd Nivison

sinologist and scholar from the United States of America

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1923

Place of Birth: Farmingdale, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 16-Oct-2014

Profession: philosopher, sinologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

David Shepherd Nivison (January 17, 1923 – October 16, 2014) was an American Sinologist and scholar known for his publications on late imperial and ancient Chinese history, philology, and philosophy, and his 40 years as a professor at Stanford University.
Nivison is known for his use of archaeoastronomy to accurately determine the date of the founding of the Zhou dynasty as 1045 BC instead of the traditional date of 1122 BC.